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Ilkley Half Marathon: Road closures & disruption to buses


Ilkley Half Marathon is taking place on Sunday, 11 July.


Roads on the route will be closed from 10am, the race will start at 10:30 once the whole route has been confirmed to be traffic free and marshals are in place.


Valley Drive and Bolling Road were reopened by 11am approx in 2019, organisers are hoping to have Ilkley cleared and open fully apart from Denton Road by midday as in 2019.


There is no event village at West Holmes Field, spectators are being encouraged to watch around the route and not congregate on the field.

There will be some disruption to bus services:

Keighley Bus Co Service 62 ·the 1110 and 1210 journeys from Keighley to Ilkley will terminate at Addingham Moor Park Way (Addingham Main Street and Ilkley will not be served). ·the 1153 and 1253 journeys from Ilkley to Keighley will instead start from Addingham Moor Park Way (Addingham Main Street and Ilkley will not be served). ·all other journeys will operate normally.

Cravenlink 873 ·the 1030 and 1210 journeys from Skipton to Ilkley will terminate at Bolton Bridge Devonshire Arms (Addingham and Ilkley will not be served) ·the 1120 journey from Ilkley to Skipton will instead start opposite Bolton Bridge Devonshire Arms at 1133 (Ilkley and Addingham will not be served) ·all other journeys will operate normally.

DalesBus 874 ·the 1015 journey from Ilkley to Bolton Abbey, Grassington and Buckden will be diverted, and will not serve Burley-in-Wharfedale, Ilkley or Addingham. ·all other journeys will operate normally.

DalesBus 875 ·the 1015 journey from Ilkley to Grassington, Kettlewell and Hawes will be diverted, and will not serve Burley-in-Wharfedale or Ilkley. ·the return journey will operate normally.

Cravenlink 884 · the 1015 journey from Ilkley to Skipton and Malham will be diverted, and will not serve Burley-in-Wharfedale, Ilkley or Addingham. ·all other journeys will operate normally.

First Leeds Service X84 ·buses will only run between Leeds and Burley-in-Wharfedale during the period of the road closures – approx. 0930 to 1130. (Ben Rhydding and Ilkley will not be served)

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